Historic site · Ireland
St. Brendans Statue
St. Brendans Statue is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Knockboy stands 706 m to the north, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Statue of Wolfe Tone, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way runs past it.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates51.68084, -9.45460
- On the Wild Atlantic Way, National
- 15.1 mi off the Ring of Kerry
Overlooks nearby
- Ardnatrush View · 3 mi
- Derrycreha Layby · 5 mi
- Lady Bantry's Lookout · 7 mi
- The Priests Leap · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Knockboolteenagh: 3.2 mi
- Derrylahard East: 4.7 mi
- Kilbreagh: 4.9 mi
- An Cab Dubh: 5.0 mi
- Mount Kid: 5.7 mi
Beaches
- Snave Strand: 3.5 mi
- Ahakista Strand (Kitchen Cove): 9.7 mi
- Trá na hAidhleann: 11.0 mi
- An Cúl Tráígh: 12.1 mi
- An Trá Bhán East: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Statue of Wolfe Tone: 0.1 mi
- Bantry House West Stable: 0.6 mi
- Maggie Murphys: 1.2 mi
- WW1 US naval airbase: 1.7 mi
- Gun Battery: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 44
- Bantry House: 0.5 mi
- Durrus Cheese: 4.0 mi
- Garnish Island: 5.4 mi
- The Blue Pool: 6.2 mi
- Old Stone Cottages: 8.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Lady's Well: 1.7 mi
- Saint Bartholomew's Well: 3.5 mi
- Tobermurry: 4.8 mi
- Tobar na Súile: 8.7 mi
- Toberconnell: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 22
- Captain O'Neill Statue: 2.0 mi
- The Druid: 9.5 mi
- Canon James Goodman: 12.1 mi
- Nest of Lace: 14.5 mi
- Sam Maguire: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Caoinkeen: 10.1 mi
- Droppa: 11.8 mi
- Faill a' Tónacáin: 15.1 mi
- Faill Dic: 16.0 mi
- Faill Chú: 16.4 mi
Parks: 16
- Snave Pier Picnic Tables: 3.2 mi
- Rossa Park: 11.8 mi
- Coolngrane Park: 11.9 mi
- The Rock: 12.2 mi
- Reenagross Park: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Walled Garden: 0.7 mi
- The Ewe Experience: 8.3 mi
- Heron Garden: 9.2 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 10.9 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 11.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Coomhola Salmon Trust (Streamscapes): 4.7 mi
- Bryce House: 5.5 mi
- Molly Gallivan's Cottage & Traditional Farm: 9.5 mi
- Bonane Heritage Park: 10.7 mi
- Heritage Centre: 11.9 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Glengarriff Nature Reserve: 7.0 mi
- Mucksna Nature Reserve: 14.2 mi
- Habitat of Derreenies: 15.3 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 19.7 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Gleninchaquin Waterfall: 11.9 mi
- Dromanassig Waterfall: 12.4 mi
- Mare's Tail Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Fall Down: 15.8 mi
- Torc Waterfall: 22.4 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of St. Brendans Statue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knockboy | N 3° | 706 m | 8.4 mi |
| An Caincín | N 5° | 693 m | 10.0 mi |
| Knockboy North Top | N 2° | 649 m | 8.7 mi |
| Caha | NW 305° | 610 m | 10.7 mi |
| Caha SE Top | WNW 304° | 585 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | WNW 289° | 574 m | 8.0 mi |
| Conigar SW Top | NNE 23° | 566 m | 9.8 mi |
| Conigar | NNE 24° | 566 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:06 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 21:06 | 22:00 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 08:43 | 15:28 | 16:30 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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